Jakarta

Jakarta, offeecially the Special Caipital Territory o Jakarta, is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Indonesie. Locatit on the northwast coast o the island o Java, it haes an area o 661.52 square kilometers an a population o 9,580,000 (2010).

Jakarta Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta
Special Caipital Territory o Jakarta
(Frae top, left tae richt): Jakarta Auld Toun, Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, Jakarta Skyline, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Monumen Nasional, Merdeka Palace, Istiqlal Mosque
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Eik-name(s):  The Big Durian[1]
Motto(s):  Jaya Raya (Indonesie) (Victorious an Great)
Jakarta Location o Jakarta in Indonesie
Coordinates: 6°12′S 106°48′E
Kintra	Indonesie
Province	Jakarta ˡ
Govrenment
• Teep	Special admeenistrative area
• Govrenor	Joko Widodo
Area
• City	740.28 km2 (285.82 sq mi)
• Laund	662.33 km2 (255.73 sq mi)
• Water	6977.5 km2 (2,694.0 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2014)[2]
• City	10,770,487
• Rank	6t in Indonesie
• Density	14,464/km2 (37,460/sq mi)
• Metro	31,689,592
• Metro density	4958/km2 (12,840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIT)
Area code(s)	+62 21
Website	www.jakarta.go.id (official site)
ˡ Jakarta is not part of any province, it is controlled directly under the government and is designated a Special Capital Territory

It is the maist populous city in Indonesie an in Sootheast Asie, an is the twalt-lairgest ceety in the warld. The metropolitan area, Jabodetabek, is the seicont maistmuckle in the warld. Jakarta is leetit as a global city in the 2008 Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) research.^[3] The ceety's name is derived frae the Auld Javanese wird "Jayakarta" which translates as "victorious deed", "complete act", or "complete victory".

Established in the fowert century, the ceety became an important tradin port for the Kinrick o Sunda. It grew as the caipital o the colonial Dutch East Indies. It wis made caipital o Indonesie when the kintra became independent efter Warld War II. It wis umwhile kent as Sunda Kelapa (397–1527), Jayakarta (1527–1619), Batavia (1619–1942), an Djakarta (1942–1972).

Landmarks include the Naitional Monument an Istiqlal Mosque. The ceety is the seat o the ASEAN Secretariat. Jakarta is served bi the Soekarno-Hatta Internaitional Airport, Halim Perdanakusuma Interniational Airport, an Tanjung Priok Harbour; it is connectit bi several intercity an commuter railways, an served bi several bus lines runnin on reserved busways.

References

1. "Travel Indonesia Guide – How to appreciate the 'Big Durian' Jakarta". Worldstepper-daworldisntenough.blogspot.com. 8 Apryle 2008. Retrieved 27 Apryle 2010.
2. "Data Jumlah Penduduk DKI Jakarta". Jakarta Open Data. Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta, Dinas Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil. 2014. Archived frae the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
3. "The World According to GaWC 2008". Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC). Loughborough University. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

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